Affordable Housing Design Advisor
- http://www.designadvisor.org/
- Helps architects with tips on designing attractive and practical dwellings for low-income and disabled residents. Page includes examples of current residential buildings from around the US and motivations for doing such projects.
Enterprise Foundation
- http://www.enterprisefoundation.org/
- Supports 1200+ community-based nonprofits creating homes affordable to low-income Americans. Site offers funding applications & timelines, resource database, a forum and other developer support, all searchable.
Habitat International Coalition
- http://www.hic-net.org
- International links, articles, calendar and organizational information for HIC, a network of peoples' organizations and NGOs working on housing and habitat.
Housing California
- http://www.housingca.org
- California's statewide nonprofit organization representing a coalition of advocates for affordable housing and homeless issues provides action alerts; organizing materials; information about their annual conference; and links to advocates, resources, nonprofits and government sites;
Knowledgeplex
- http://www.knowledgeplex.org
- News feeds, discussion forums, listserve, publications and searchable index of publications related to low income housing. Site is sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation - LISC
- http://www.liscnet.org/
- Information about LISC, a nonprofit which provides grants, loans and equity investments to CDCs for neighborhood redevelopment. THe site also has best practice materials, tools and templates related to the development of affordable housing, web links and access to technical support.
Mercy Housing
- http://www.mercyhousing.org/
- Organizational information regarding Mercy Housing, a national not-for-profit organization developing affordable rentals, low income housing, health care, and senior services.
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
- http://www.nahro.org
- Housing and community development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all Americans - particularly those with low- and moderate-incomes. Our members administer HUD programs such as Public Housing, Section 8, CDBG and HOME.
National Equity Fund, Inc.
- http://www.nefinc.org
- created in 1987 by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to help fuel affordable housing development through syndication of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs).
National Housing Institute
- http://www.nhi.org/
- NHI is a nonprofit organization that examines the issues causing the crisis in housing and community in America. NHI publishes "Shelterforce" magazine.
National Housing Law Project
- http://www.nhlp.org/
- NHLP works to advance housing justice for the poor by providing legal assistance, advocacy advice and housing expertise to legal services, low-income housing advocacy groups, and others.
